Book description
At a Lightworld royal gala, Queene Ayla announces the betrothal of her
daughter, Cerridwen, to a high-ranking councilor. Though strategically
brilliant, the engagement comes as a shock to Cerridwen especially.
Infuriated by her mother's high-handedness, ignorant of her own true
origins, she flees the court leaving herself vulnerable to those who
would see the Lightworld destroyed. Amid burgeoning unrest, desperate
desires become divided loyalties and terrifying mercenaries lurk in the
shadowy space between rebellion and anarchy. At a Lightworld royal
gala, Queene Ayla announces the betrothal of her daughter, Cerridwen, to
a high-ranking councilor. Though strategically brilliant, the engagement
comes as a shock to Cerridwen especially. Infuriated by her mother's
high-handedness, ignorant of her own true origins, she flees the court
leaving herself vulnerable to those who would see the Lightworld
destroyed. Amid burgeoning unrest, desperate desires become divided
loyalties and terrifying mercenaries lurk in the shadowy space between
rebellion and anarchy.